WALKING STICK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does walking stick mean? 

• WALKING STICK (noun)
  The noun WALKING STICK has 2 senses:

1. a stick carried in the hand for support in walking

2. any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies

  Familiarity information: WALKING STICK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WALKING STICK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stick carried in the hand for support in walking

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("walking stick" is a kind of...):

stick (an implement consisting of a length of wood)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "walking stick"):

cane (a stick that people can lean on to help them walk)

supplejack (walking stick made from the wood of an American tropical vine)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various mostly tropical insects having long twiglike bodies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

stick insect; walking stick; walkingstick

Hypernyms ("walking stick" is a kind of...):

phasmid; phasmid insect (large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "walking stick"):

diapheromera; Diapheromera femorata (a variety of stick insect)

Holonyms ("walking stick" is a member of...):

family Phasmatidae; family Phasmidae; Phasmatidae; Phasmidae (stick insects)

 Context examples 

Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion each a golden collar; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds; and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold-headed walking stick, to keep him from stumbling; and to the Tin Woodman they offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)